President condemns threats to Serb minority leader

President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic on Tuesday condemned threats to Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS) leader Milorad Pupovac, urging the police to identify the perpetrator.

"I condemn every form of hate speech, and I want the police investigate and establish who is behind the latest incidents and why," the president said.

Zadar county police received a call on Monday morning alerting them to offensive graffiti at the entrace to the village of Ceranje Donje, Pupovac's place of birth. The words "Kill Serbs" were sprayed over the road sign bearing the village's name and a poster with a photograph of Pupovac and a text accusing him of terror and describing him as a "Greater Serbian madman" was displayed nearby.